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At Hormel Foods, we’re inspired to help others. From cash and product donations to scholarships and volunteer initiatives, we continually look for ways to do our part in making the world a better place.

We focus our philanthropic efforts on three areas: hunger, education and supporting the local communities where we operate. These areas closely align with our business initiatives, and over the years we’ve learned they are also the areas our employees are most passionate about.

We’re proud that last year our giving was $7.8 million in cash and product donations. This includes $5.4 million in hunger donations, our donation of 2.6 million cans of SPAMMY® shelf-stable poultry product to help prevent childhood malnutrition in Guatemala, and more than $827,000 in education donations.

Our commitment to helping end hunger around the world is at the heart of what we do.

Last year we donated a total of $7.8 million to hunger relief efforts, including products we donated to food banks and disaster relief efforts. We also continued to help prevent childhood malnutrition in Guatemala with our donation of 2.6 million cans of SPAMMY® shelf-stable poultry product.

Hormel Foods is recognized as a leader within the hog and turkey industries for developing and implementing best-practice animal welfare handling procedures.

We share our best practices and state-of-the-art facility designs with our peers and other industry stakeholders, and offer them in-person tours of our facilities. We also consult with subject-matter experts, such as veterinarians, to update and maintain our practices.

As part of the Professional Animal Auditors Certification Organization (PAACO), we invite participants to our hog and turkey facilities as part of the real-world training component of its program. Several members of the Jennie-O Turkey Store and Hormel Foods teams are PAACO-certified auditors.

In addition, to help ensure new research within the turkey industry, Jennie-O Turkey Store provides support to the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, the Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council, and the National Turkey Federation.

We are also proud to have representatives serving as members, officers and directors of the boards of many industry organizations, including: